President s Alcohol Task Force Initiatives

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1 President s Alcohol Task Force Initiatives 1 1

2 Our Commitment: Establish a culture that actively supports, educates, and empowers students to make healthy choices about alcohol consumption Engage the university community with innovative, evidenceinformed, student-driven alcohol awareness and prevention programs Enhance community collaboration through meaningful endeavors and intentional initiatives consistent with institutional values 2 2

3 Alcohol Task Force Initiatives Maryland Strategic Prevention Framework Grant: Frostburg Community Coalition Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems Alcohol Task Force Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration Prevention Grant: BURG Peer Educators 3 3

4 Comprehensive Environmental Strategies Prevention Engagement Deterrence 4 4

5 Strategic Framework: Individual Environment System 5 5

6 Individually-Focused Initiatives AlcoholEdu and Haven: pre-matriculation online alcohol and sexual assault education for freshmen BASICS Screening Intervention (BSI): brief motivational interviewing with high-risk drinkers Group Motivational Enhancement programs for special populations: STEP UP Bystander Intervention for Athletes, Freshmen, and Greeks TIPS: intervention training for RA staff BURG Peer Educators: peer mentoring and education Adjudicating on and off campus policy violations: consistently addressing behavioral concerns Reality Check: website information 6 6

7 Environmentally-Focused Initiatives: Intentional messaging campaigns: social marketing and social norms clarification SafeRide: student transportation resources within the Frostburg community bwell Substance-free housing: living and learning community Lane: alcohol-free programming GIS blotting of off-campus violations: global information system mapping to identify nuisance properties. Property Manager notifications: information sharing regarding noise violations Parental Notification policy: notifying parents of alcohol violations via mail or phone 7 7

8 System-Focused Initiatives: Frostburg Community Coalition: collaboration between the University, City, and Community; funds saturation patrols in the community and compliance checks in bars and outlets Law Enforcement Collaborative meetings: sponsored by University to bring together allied law enforcement agencies Joint Jurisdiction Patrols: MOU with the City for additional police presence in the University neighborhood Knock & Talks : University police preemptive conversations at off-campus houses regarding concerns RBS Training for Bars/Outlets: responsible beverage service training funded by the Coalition Friday Courses: intentional initiative with COB 8 8

9 Intentional Messaging about Policies 9 9

10 Using GIS Technology 10 10

11 Frostburg Community Coalition: By the Numbers in Knock & Talks 516 hours of saturation patrols 258 compliance checks = 8 violations in the fall & 0 in the spring 63 bar & outlet staff RBS trained 11 11

12 Friday Courses with the College of Business 2013 study regarding the COB: increased Friday morning courses by 15% (32 classes) during the previous year Study found (N=128): 1. 94% of students indicated they believed that drinking to intoxication on Thursday nights would have a negative impact on their grades 2. 79% of students indicated they believed that Friday classes lead to less consumption and reduced participation in parties on Thursday nights 3. 60% of students reported consuming less alcohol on Thursday nights when enrolled in Friday classes 4. 72% of students who reported consuming alcohol on Thursday nights, indicated they experienced some type of negative academic consequence in the past 12 12

13 Core Survey Results: Binge Drinking Rate 60% 54% 50% 40% 43% 43% 43% 43% 41% 30% 20% FSU National Avg 10% 0% week Binge Drinking rate reported by students 13

14 Core Survey Results: Drinks per week Drinks per week reported by FSU students 14 14

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